Bear Swamp

Bear Swamp: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Bear Swamp

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Bear Swamp — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.12962, -83.33062. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Swamp

• Mounds Recreation Area · park · Genesee · ~26 km · Must-see
• Metamora-Hadley State Recreation Area · park · Lapeer · ~26 km · Must-see
• Murphy Lake · lake · Tuscola · ~27 km · Must-see
• Longway Park · park · Genesee · ~34 km · Must-see
• Ortonville State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Lapeer · ~34 km · Must-see
• WFUM-FM (Flint) · attraction · Genesee · ~35 km · Must-see
• General Squier Memorial Park · park · Lapeer · ~35 km · Must-see
• Applewood Estate · park · Genesee · ~38 km · Must-see
• Sloan Museum · museum · Genesee · ~38 km · Must-see
• Chevy Commons · park · Genesee · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lakeville Lake · lake · Oakland · ~45 km · Must-see
• Holly State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Oakland · ~47 km · Must-see
• Michigan Renaissance Festival · lake · Oakland · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lakeville Swamp Nature Sanctuary · sanctuary · Oakland · ~47 km · Must-see
• Upper Bushman Lake · lake · Oakland · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lake Orion · lake · Oakland · ~49 km · Must-see
• Whipple Lake · lake · Oakland · ~49 km · Must-see
• Crooked Lake · lake · Oakland · ~50 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Swamp

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Bear Swamp

• Ortonville State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Lapeer · ~34 km · Must-see
• Holly State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Oakland · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lakeville Swamp Nature Sanctuary · sanctuary · Oakland · ~47 km · Must-see
• Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Saginaw · ~73 km · Must-see
• W.C. Wetzel State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Macomb · ~73 km · Must-see
• Highland State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Oakland · ~74 km · Must-see
• Children's Zoo at Celebration Square · sanctuary · Saginaw · ~74 km · Must-see
• Elmer P. and Irene Jasper Woods Memorial Nature Sanctuary · sanctuary · Saint Clair · ~80 km · Must-see
• Hartley Outdoor Recreation Center · sanctuary · Saginaw · ~88 km · Must-see
• Congregation Shaarey Zedek · sanctuary · Oakland · ~89 km · Must-see

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